Rachel V (Williams) Freeman (abt. 1840)

Born about 1840 in Vermont, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Rachel (Williams) Freeman is a part of US Black heritage.

Rachel V. Williams was born about 1840 in Vermont. She was the daughter of Harriet and Edward Williams,

Her husband was Civil War veteran Aaron Freeman of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Her brother George married into a family of Underground Railroad operatives.

Education

In 1850, she is attending school, probably in or near Burlington, Vermont.^[1]

Occupations

• 1870^[2]: Keeping house

Residences

• 1910: Elmwood Avenue in Burlington, Vermont (widowed) with her granddaughter Blanche Kelley^[3]
• 1900: Elmwood Avenue in Burlington, Vermont (widowed) with her daughter Gertrude and Kelley grandchildren^[4]
• 1880: Burlington, Vermont (widowed) with her daughter Gertrude, brother George and his family^[5]
• 1870: South Burlington, Vermont (widowed) with her daughter Gertrude and her parents^[2]
• 1850: Hinesburgh, Vermont with her parents and brother George^[1]

Death

She passed away in 1915^[6] and is buried at Cambridge Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1850 federal census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1870 federal census
3. ↑ 1910 federal census
4. ↑ 1900 federal census
5. ↑ 1880 federal census
6. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915"
   New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2101 #8805480
   Rachel Williams Freeman death 1915 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #199523661
   Memorial page for Rachel Williams Freeman (1840-11 Feb 1915), citing Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Heidi (contributor 47566534).

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Hinesburgh, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: M432_923; Page: 104A; Image: 212
• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: M593_1618; Page: 679B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #39384759
  Rachel Freeman (30), Keeping House, in South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. Born in Vermont.
• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: 1343; Page: 31c; Enumeration District: 064
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #24336274
  Rachael Freeman (39), widowed, Domestic servant, in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA. Born in Vermont.
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Burlington Ward 2, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: 1690; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1241690
• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Burlington Ward 3, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: T624_1613; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375626